AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The Donald Trump's Presidential Alert meme revolves around satirical and fictional notifications purportedly issued by U.S. President Donald Trump via a national emergency alert system. These spoof messages often feature absurd or humorous content, mimicking the format of an actual emergency text alert on a mobile phone, complete with a header that says "Presidential Alert" and a block of text containing the mock message.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme originated from a post on Twitter (now X) by FEMA on October 3rd, 2018, announcing a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system. Following the test, which reached over 225 million devices, the format was quickly picked up by internet users who began creating humorous and fictional alerts pretending to be messages from President Trump. This idea rapidly spread, inspiring a meme where users crafted various ludicrous alerts. Further context about this nationwide test can be found in a Fox News article.^[1]

Origin: 2018